The Saranac Redhawks will take on the Pewamo-Westphalia Pirates at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Saranac will be strutting in after a victory while Pewamo-Westphalia will be coming in after a loss.
Saranac gave up the first runs on Thursday, but they didn't let that get them down. They came out on top against Perry by a score of 9-6. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Redhawks.
Meanwhile, Pewamo-Westphalia fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against West Catholic on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 7-2 to the Falcons. Having soared to a lofty 22 runs in the game before, the Pirates couldn't push the score so high this time.
Alex Drysdale was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Pewamo-Westphalia is 2-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 5-8 otherwise. Drysdale was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Drysdale wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Nolan George, who went 1-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
Saranac's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-5. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Pewamo-Westphalia, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-9.
Saranac came up short against Pewamo-Westphalia in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, falling 4-1. Can the Redhawks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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